Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
Body | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
Scabies | ... | ... | 27 | ... | |
Impetigo | 1 | ... | 120 | ... | |
Other diseases (non-T.B.) | 1 | 1 | 182 | ... | |
Eye | Blepharitis | 12 | 1 | 78 | ... |
Conjunctivitis | 1 | ... | 51 | ... | |
Keratitis | ... | ... | ... | ||
Corneal Opacities | ... | ... | 6 | ... | |
Other conditions | 11 | 2 | 176 | ... | |
Defective Vision | 248 | 11 | 82 | ... | |
Squint | 11 | 2 | 20 | 1 | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 8 | 9 | 27 | 3 |
Otitis Media | 7 | 6 | 44 | ... | |
Other Ear Diseases | 5 | 3 | 211 | ... | |
Nose & Throat | Chronic Tonsiiitis only | 60 | 108 | 78 | 6 |
Adenoids only | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | |
Chronic Tonsiiitis and Adenoids | 47 | 35 | 101 | 1 . | |
Other Conditions | 21 | 5 | 110 | ... | |
Enlarged Defective | Cervical Glands (non-T.B.) | 16 | 18 | 66 | 1 |
Speech | 6 | 1 | l | ||
Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease— | ||||
Organic | 8 | 28 | 11 | l | |
Functional | 4 | 42 | 14 | 6 | |
Anaemia | 35 | 9 | 111 | ... | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 15 | 48 | 74 | 2 |
Other non-T.B. Diseases | 13 | 18 | 49 | 1 | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary— | ||||
Definite | 1 | ... | |||
Suspected | 3 | 5 | ... | ||
Non-Pulmonarv— | |||||
Glands | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Bones and Joints | 2 | ... | |||
Skin | ... | ... | |||
Other Forms | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... |
Chorea | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
Other Conditions | 4 | 18 | 35 | 4 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Spinal Curvature | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | |
Other Forms | 44 | 20 | 61 | 1 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 49 | 36 | 1608 | 2 | |
Totals | 645 | 152 | 3394 | 34 |